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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2021
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Adam Bolton, La Pine, OR (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A computer generated 3D environment can include one or more free-space pins not permanently associated with any objects in the 3D environment. Objects in the 3D environment can be associated with one or more of the free-space pins, so that input at a selected free-space pin can cause manipulation of the objects associated with the selected free-space pin. For example, the selected free-space pin can be used as a temporary locus of manipulation (e.g., for rotation, movement, resizing, etc.) of the temporarily associated objects and/or can define a reference point for an action or behavior of one or more objects. A manipulator can be displayed when a free-space pin is selected to assist in receiving manipulation input.